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1341. Papyrus 1610

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1610
Title:
Nomination to Liturgical Offices (P.Lond. V 1649, TM 19673)
Scope & Content:
Return by the eirenarch (peace-keeping official) of a Hermopolite village to the riparii (police officials) of the nome, nominating liturgical officials in charge of dikes and canals. The names of the persons follow; with notarial subscription at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
January-April 373
Extent:
Papyrus sheet, complete but with holes and surface damage throughout; written on one side, the back being blank. The front bears 24 lines, some of which are fragmentary. Margins are extant, the lower being generous. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1342. Papyrus 1611

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1611
Title:
Return of Landed Property (P.Lond. V 1647, TM 19671), and Official Letter (P.Lond. V 1824 descr., TM 19772)
Scope & Content:
Recto (P.Lond. V 1647, TM 19671): Return addressed to the censitor Julius Alexander, from Aurelius Horus, son of Diskas, from the village of Hormos, in the Hermopolite nome, registering some landed property. With subscription of Horus (written by someone else) and oath in the same hand and Latin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
c. 298
Extent:

Lower portion of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, lacking the upper left corner (front) and damaged by holes; written on both sides. On the front, there are 16 lines written along the fibres; the lower margin is extant; no margin was left on the right. A sheet-join runs vertically along the left edge. The back bears portions of 14 lines, running along the fibres. Lower and right margins are minimal. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1343. Papyrus 1613

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1613
Title:
List of Persons and Accounts (P.Lond. V 1652, TM 33184)
Scope & Content:
Fragmentary list or register containing names of persons; on the back there is an upublished short account of money.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
1st half of 4th century
Extent:

Papyrus sheet, light-medium brown, broken off at the top, bottom and right (front); on the back some fibres are missing. The papyrus is written on both sides. The front bears the beginnings of 28 lines, written along the fibres; only the left margin survives. The back bears one short column, written against the fibres, the other way up in relation to the text on the front. In the lower right corner, portions of three additional lines are visible. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1344. Papyrus 1614

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1614
Title:
Christian Letter (P.Lond. V 1658, TM 33189)
Scope & Content:
Beginning of letter from Antonius, presumably an ecclesiastic writing to someone younger, addressed as a ‘beloved son’; with address and remains of another letter on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
2nd half of 4th century
Extent:
Upper portion of a papyrus sheet, medium-brown, broken off at the bottom and with minor surface damage; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 8 lines from the top of a column written along the fibres; a sheet-join runs vertically along the right edge. On the back, there are 4 lines running across the fibres and 1 line written along the fibres in the right margin. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1345. Papyrus 1616(A-B)

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1616(A-B)
Title:
Contract of Sale in Advance (P.Lond. V 1656, TM 33187) and Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1833 descr., TM 33196)
Scope & Content:
Upper papyrus (A) (P.Lond. V 1656, TM 33187): Aurelius Apion acknowledges receipt of the price of more than 1000 double-jars (of wine) from Flavius Vitalianus, which he will deliver in the future; the endorsement is on the back. Lower papyrus (B) (P.Lond. V 1833 descr., TM 33196): Fragment of a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th century
Extent:

Two papyrus sheets that do not belong together, housed in the same glass frame.

Upper papyrus (A): Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and right, and lacking the upper left corner; written on both sides along the fibres. The front bears portions of 12 lines; the upper margin is generous. On the back, there is the beginning of one line.

Lower papyrus (B): Fragment of a medium-brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the bottom and top, complete on the sides; written on one side along the fibres. 9 lines survive on the front, the first and last are fragmentary. Side margins are minimal. The back is blank.

1346. Papyrus 1618

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1618
Title:
Tax Receipt (SB XX 15166, P.Lond. V 1883 descr., TM 38541)
Scope & Content:
Tax receipt for two payments of forty-five and a half and sixty-five and a half artabas of salt respectively, made by a certain Isidorus for the first and second indictions. The total is erroneously given as one hundred and ten and a half artabas. With subscription of the officials who issued the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century
Extent:
Papyrus slip, light-brown, complete but with abrasion and other surface damage; bearing writing on one side, the back being blank. On the front, there are 5 lines running against the fibres, abraded in places; margins are extant. A sheet-join runs horizontally along the upper edge. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1347. Papyrus 1619

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1619
Title:
Account (P.Lond. V 1762, TM 36937)
Scope & Content:
List recording money sums for the ninth indiction, mentioning individuals, monasteries and churches. Many entries have been crossed out. On the back, there are traces of other writing.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
6th century-7th century
Extent:
Medium-dto-dark-brown papyrus sheet, complete; bearing writing on both sides. On the front, there are 20 lines written along the fibres; all margins are extant. On the back, there are effaced traces of writing running along the fibres. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1348. Papyrus 1620

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1620
Title:
Lease of Land (P.Lond. V 1693, TM 19711)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a lease of land at a rent of two artabas of wheat and two of barley per arura; the lessee is Aurelius Victor, son of Hermauos, and the name of the lessor is lost. With subscription of Victor at the end written by Flavius Theotecnus and endorsement on the back.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
523-524 (?)
Extent:
Lower portion of a light-medium brown papyrus sheet, slightly damage on the left (front), otherwise well preserved; written on both sides. On the front there are 19 lines from the foot of a column, running long the fibres; side and lower margins are lost. On the back, there are traces of one one line written along the fibres at the top of the sheet. The papyrus is housed in a glass frame.

1349. Papyrus 1621

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1621
Title:
Account (P.Lond. V 1808, TM 38865)
Scope & Content:
Statement issued by Apollos to the river-worker (potamites) Stephanus and others concerning payments in money (gold and bronze) and kind; with total at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
7th century
Extent:

Papyrus slip, broken off on the sides; written on one side across the fibres, the back being blank. There are 7 lines, lacking two or three letters at the beginning and the end; the upper margin is preserved; folding lines are visible. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

1350. Papyrus 1622

Reference (shelfmark):
Papyrus 1622
Title:
Sale of Wine for Future Delivery (P.Lond. V 1764, TM 36938)
Scope & Content:
Conclusion of a contract for the advanced sale of wine by a number of persons in partnership; the names of the parties are lost. Written by the notary Papnuthius; with notarial subscription in Latin characters at the end.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
late 6th century-early 7th century
Extent:
Medium-dark brown papyrus sheet, broken off at the top, complete on the other sides; bearing writing on one side. The back is blank. On the front, there are 12 lines from the foot of a column written along the fibres; lower, right and left margins are minimal. The papyrus is mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.

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